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R5.7m heads-up for work by SA artist Kentridge

April 24, 2017

IOL | Carol Campbell:

This work from the Heads series (1997) by South African artist William Kentridge sold for a record R5.7 million at an auction in Paris this week. The 170cmx120cm work on paper had been expected to sell for between R1.1m and R1.6m. It was the fourth sale by the Piasa auction house of African Contemporary Art and included a selection of works that enchanted international collectors and yielded a premium-inclusive of R10.3m…Read more